Improvement in clothes-wringers



T., .v BGERT- Clothes-WH ngers.

Paentedjan.7,1873.

UNITED STATES@ A'rnlvr Grrrcn.

THOMAS O. BOGER'I, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOB. 'IO THE QUEEN CITYWBINGER COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT lN CLOTHES-WRlNGERS.

' Specification'forming part of Letters Patent No. 134,633, datedJanuary 7, 1873.

To allrwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Tnos. O. BOGERT, of Cincinnati, in the county ofHamilton and in the State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Clothes-IVringers and do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanving drawing making a part of thisspecification, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improveddevice; Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same upon a line extendingfrom front to rea-r through the center of one of the posts; Fig. 3 is aperspective view of the metal frame and wooden cross-bar detached fromeach other and from the other parts of the machine 5 and Figs. 4t and 5are like views, respectively, of the journal-box cap and swinging clamp.

Letters of like name and kind refer to like parts in each of theiigures.

The design of my invention is to increase the convenience, efficiencyand durability of clothes-wringers; to which end it consists,principally, in the peculiar construction ofthe journal-box cap and inthe means employed for combining the same with the main frame,substantially as and for the purpose hereinafter specified. It consists,further, in the peculiar construction and combination of the side piecesor posts, the drippingpan, and the legs, which together form the frameof the machine, substantially as and for the purpose hereinafter shown.It consists, further, in the means employed for connectin g thecross-bar to or with the side pieces or posts, substantially as and forthe purpose hereinafter set forth. It consists, iinally, in the deviceas a whole, when its several parts are constructed and combinedsubstantially as and for the purpose hereinafter shown and described.

In the annexed drawing, A and A represent the side pieces or posts ofthemachine, which have, exteriorly, a cylindrical form, and are connectedtogether at their lower ends by means of a drippingpan, B. Below saidpan B said posts are continued downward so as to form legs C, upon eachof which is journaled a clamp, D, having the form shown, and pro videdwith a set-screw, E, that passes inward through its end in the usualmanner. Passing horizontally through each post A, at a suitable distanceabove the dripping-pan B, is an opening, e, which serves as bearings forthe shaft-journals E of the lower roller F. From a point about upon aline with the upper edge ofthe roller F to near its upper end, each postA is constructed with a cylindrical cavity, G, into which,from oppositesides, is cut a vertical slot, g, that corresponds in width to thediameter of the journals E of the upper roller F. Above eachshaft-journal E', and resting upon the same, is a halfbox, H, whichhorizontally corresponds, substantially in size and shape, to the likefeatures of the cavity G. Upon the upper side of said box H is placed arubber spring, h, and between the saine and the upper end of said cavityG is placed a cylindrical block of metal, H. A set-screw, I, passingdownward through a threaded opening formed in the upper end of the post,bea-rs against the corresponding end of theblock H',

and through the same. The spring It and the halfbox H communicate adownward pressure to the upper roller. Upon the inner face of each postis provided a plate, K, which extends from its upper end downward to thelower side of the lower roller, and laterally has a sufdcient width toenable it to cover the ends of the same and the upper roller. At theinner edge each plate K is provided with a flange, k, which projectslaterally inward over the rollers, and forms a guard to prevent theclothing from getting between the ends of said rollers and the boxes. Inorder that the rollers may be readily placed within and removed fromtheir bearings, each post A is divided vertically upon a central linefrom the upper end of the cavity G to the lower side of the bearing c ofthe lower roller, while from said upper and lower points said line ofdivision extends horizontally outward. The detached portion or cap A isprovided at its upper end with a stud or pin, a, which extendsvertically upward into a corresponding opening, ct, formed within thesolid portion of the post A, and holds said parts in relative positions,while the lower end of said cap is se cured in place by means of ascrew, a, that passes horizontally through the same into said postimmediately above the bearing e. As thus arranged, it will be seen thatwhile the cap is iirmly locked in place the removal of one screwreleases the same and enables the journals of the'shafts and the halfboxes and.

springs to be uncovered. a The crossbar Lis, preferably, constructedfrom wood, and has upon each end a square tenen, l, which ts into acorrespondingly-shaped socket, M, that is formed upon the inner side andupper end of each post. Each socket is divided vertically, so that itsfront wall forms a part of the cap A, by which construction the removalof said cap uncovers said socket and permits the insertion Within orremoval from the same of the tenon l of the cross-bar. By means of theconstruction shown, I am enabled to cast the entire frame, Withexception of the journal-box caps, in one piece, and thereby not onlysecure greater strength and durability, but alsov lessen the cost of itsproduction. The addition of' driving-gear N and a crank, O, to therollershafts completes the device, which operates in the usual manner. v

Having thus fully set forth the nature and merits of my invention, whatI claim as new 1sr1. The journal-box cap A', constructedVv as* 4. Thedevice as a whole, when its severall parts are constructed and combinedto operate substantially as and for the purpose shown and described.-

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I

have hereunto set my hand this 23d day of` December, 1872.

THOS. O. BOGERT.

Witnesses J. W. BREWSTER, W. J. FITZGERALD.

